Reaffirming its resolutions 44/213 of 22 December 1989,
45/191 of 21 December 1990 and 46/143 of 17 December 1991 on developing
human resources for development, as well as its resolutions S-18/3
of 1 May 1990 and 45/199 of 21 December 1990,

Recalling its resolutions 40/179 of 17 December 1985
and 44/234 of 22 December 1989,

Reaffirming that people are central to all developmental
activities and that human resources development is an essential
means of achieving sustainable development goals,

Recognizing that the concept of human resources development
specifically refers to the human component of economic, social
and development activities,

Emphasizing that human resources development should
contribute to total human development and that there is therefore
a need to integrate human resources development into comprehensive
strategies for human development which are sensitive to gender
considerations, taking into account the needs of all people, in
particular the needs of women,

Stressing the need for adequate resources to enhance
the capacity of Governments of developing countries to promote
human resources development in pursuit of their national programmes,
plans and strategies for development,

Stressing also that Governments of developing countries
have the primary responsibility for defining and implementing
appropriate policies for human resources development,

Recognizing that, while stabilization and structural
adjustment programmes are intended to promote economic growth
and development, elements of such programmes may have a possibly
adverse impact on human resources development, and also that there
is a need to take action, in the formulation and implementation
of these programmes, to mitigate their negative effects,

Stressing that a favourable international economic environment
is crucial to enhancing human resources development for the promotion
of economic growth and development in developing countries,

Emphasizing the importance of international cooperation
in supporting national efforts in human resources development
in developing countries and the vital roles of North-South and
South-South cooperation in this regard,

Emphasizing also the need for organs, organizations
and bodies of the United Nations system to give priority to human
resources development and to approach the relevant activities
in a coordinated and integrated manner,

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;

2. Emphasizes that, in the development of human resources,
an overall, well-conceived and integrated approach which is sensitive
to gender considerations should be adopted, incorporating such
vital areas as population, health, nutrition, water, sanitation,
housing, communications, education and training and science and
technology, as well as taking into account the need to create
more opportunities for employment, in an environment that guarantees
opportunities for political freedom, popular participation, respect
for human rights, justice and equity, all of which are essential
for enhancing human capacities to meet the challenge of development;

3. Also emphasizes the need to ensure the full mobilization
and integration of women in the formulation and implementation
of appropriate national policies to promote human resources development;

4. Reaffirms the importance of women and youth in human
resources development and, in this context, welcomes the Fourth
World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and
Peace, to be held at Beijing from 4 to 15 September 1995, and
the proposal noted at the Meeting of the Heads of Government of
the Countries of the Commonwealth, held at Limassol, Cyprus, from
21 to 25 October 1993, to convene a global summit on youth at
an agreed date;

5. Stresses the importance of international support
for national efforts and regional programmes for human resources
development in developing countries, particularly in the area
of national capacity-building, and the need to increase the flow
of resources to developing countries for such activities, through,
inter alia, the improvement of the international economic environment;

6. Calls upon the organs, organizations and bodies of
the United Nations system, at the request of developing countries,
to take appropriate steps to strengthen the support provided by
their operational activities to national and regional action and
targets for human resources development, in particular by improving
coordination and by developing a multisectoral, integrated approach;

7. Also calls upon the relevant bodies to bear in mind
the need to mitigate the possible negative impact and to include
appropriate social safety nets in the formulation and implementation
of stabilization and structural adjustment programmes in developing
countries, taking into account the needs of all people, including
the needs of women;

8. Notes the important role that non-governmental organizations
can play in human resources development;

9. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to monitor
the activities of the United Nations system in human resources
development and, in this regard, to submit to the General Assembly
at its fiftieth session a report on the implementation of the
present resolution, including further action taken to enhance
inter-agency coordination within the United Nations system with
regard to human resources development, and bearing in mind the
definition of human resources development presented in General
Assembly resolutions 44/213, 45/191 and 46/143;

10. Invites the United Nations system to assist developing
countries, at their request, in developing their capacity to assess,
inter alia, through appropriate indicators, progress made in satisfying,
in the pursuit of human resources development, the fundamental
economic, social and cultural needs of their populations, and
requests the Secretary-General to include in the report requested
in paragraph 9 above information on the steps taken towards that
end;

11. Requests the Secretary-General to take into account
the important role of human resources development in the elaboration
of an agenda for development;

12. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of
its fiftieth session the item entitled "Human resources development".